Gita Govinda

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Gita Govinda is a 12th-century Sanskrit lyrical poem by Jayadeva that celebrates the divine love of Krishna and the gopis, especially Radha, and is central to Vaishnava devotional literature and classical Indian music and dance.

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instanceOf Hindu devotional text ⓘ
Sanskrit poem ⓘ
Vaishnava scripture ⓘ
adaptedInto dance choreographies ⓘ
musical compositions ⓘ
various regional languages ⓘ
associatedWith Bhakti movement ⓘ
Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
author Jayadeva ⓘ
centralTheme bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
love of Krishna and Radha ⓘ
compositionCentury 12th century ⓘ
considered masterpiece of Sanskrit lyric poetry ⓘ
culturalSignificance important in temple traditions of Puri ⓘ
devotionalFunction aid to emotional bhakti ⓘ
meditation on Krishna’s love ⓘ
form song-cycle ⓘ
genre devotional poetry ⓘ
lyrical poem ⓘ
influenceOn Carnatic music repertoire ⓘ
Hindustani music repertoire ⓘ
Kathak dance ⓘ
Manipuri dance ⓘ
Odissi dance ⓘ
Vaishnava devotional literature ⓘ
classical Indian dance ⓘ
classical Indian music ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryStyle erotic mysticism ⓘ
highly ornate Sanskrit ⓘ
mainDeity Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
meter various classical Sanskrit meters ⓘ
narrativeFocus Krishna’s relationship with Radha ⓘ
separation and union of the divine lovers ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Indian subcontinent ⓘ
portrays Krishna as cowherd (Gopala) ⓘ
linked to: Gopala

Radha as supreme beloved of Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Radha
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
status canonical text in Vaishnava tradition ⓘ
structure 12 cantos ⓘ
24 songs ⓘ
subject divine love of Krishna and the gopis ⓘ
textualForm dialogue and narration ⓘ
timeOfComposition medieval period of Indian literature ⓘ
usedIn dance-drama performances ⓘ
devotional singing ⓘ
temple rituals ⓘ

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Gopis → mentionedInText → Gita Govinda ⓘ
subject linked to: gopis
Radha → centralTextualSource → Gita Govinda ⓘ
Pahari paintings → commonTheme → Gita Govinda illustrations ⓘ
linked to: Gita Govinda
Indian literature → hasWork → Gita Govinda ⓘ
Brahma Vaivarta Purana → focusesOn → Mythology of Radha ⓘ
linked to: Gita Govinda
Krishna temples → iconography → Krishna with Radha ⓘ
linked to: Gita Govinda
Jayadeva → notableWork → Gita Govinda ⓘ
Jayadeva → notableWork → Gītagovinda ⓘ
linked to: Gita Govinda
Raas Leela → basedOn → Gita Govinda ⓘ
Jagannath-centric Vaishnavism → associatedLiterature → Gita Govinda (in temple liturgy) ⓘ
linked to: Gita Govinda
Odissi music → associatedWithText → Gita Govinda ⓘ
Sopana Sangeetham → textualSources → Jayadeva's Gita Govinda in some repertoires ⓘ
linked to: Gita Govinda
Rasa lila → basedOnText → Gita Govinda ⓘ